Top 100 Qualifiers Preferred IIT Bombay as their First Choice in JEE-Advance 2018

Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT-B) continues to be the preferred choice among the JEE-Advanced qualifier leaving behind IIT Delhi & Chennai in the second and third position respectively.

Surprisingly, out of top 100 rankers of JEE-Advanced, majority selected IIT-Bombay on top in their preference list making it the first choice of the brilliant young brains in the country.

The importance of steams over geography, placement record & introduction to newer short-term courses have made IIT Bombay a preferred choice among the JEE qualifier.

During the first round in IIT-Bombay, a total of 58 out of the top 100 ranking students were offered seats in Computer science, followed by Delhi, where 36 of the top 100 have been admitted. 44 qualifiers of the top 50 rankers only chose the IIT-Bombay while others may have preferred stream over location, said IIT-B director Devang Khakhar.

This year, Computer Science has been the preferred stream among the top 100 rankers followed by Electrical Engineering. Surprisingly, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee & IIT-Guwahati did not see any top 100 rankers opting for this location.